Growth of the Soil (1921)
1h 47m
Running Time
December 2, 1921Release Date
Growth of the Soil (1921)
1h 47m
Running Time
December 2, 1921Release Date
Plot.
In rural Norway in the early 20th century, the homesteader Isak makes a farm out of barren soil, together with his wife Inger and their two sons. Life is both harsh and fulfilling.
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Cast & Crew.
Amund Rydland
Isak
Karen Poulsen
Inger
Ragna Wettergreen
Oline
Gunnar Sommerfeldt
Geissler, lensmannen
Knut Hamsun
Writer
Leif Halvorsen
Composer
George Schnéevoigt
Cinematographer
Inge Sommerfeldt
Barbro
Almar Bjoernefjell
Elesius, en ung bonde
Sigurd Berg Bruland
Brede Olsen, en bondegutt
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Growth of the Soil (Norwegian: Markens grøde) is a Norwegian silent film from 1921 based on Knut Hamsun's novel Growth of the Soil. The Danish filmmaker Gunnar Sommerfeldt wrote the screenplay and directed the film, and he also played the role of the bailiff Geissler in the film. Sommerfeldt invested DKK 240,00 in the film, which was a considerable sum in 1921.